8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.


In Context

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroys the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9 Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

10 Say not you, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

Ecclesiastes 7:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:8The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.